making my own braid spray

[onyx3473]

Hey Ladies,

I got my braids done yesterday and did not want to buy a braid spray. I hate the smell of all of them and I don't like the buildup I have experienced in the past. SO, i decided to make my own concoction. I have listed the ingredients below. What are your thoughts? Will this be sufficient? Do you think it will cause buildup? any feedback offered will helpful.


1/4 cup (estimated) water
1 quarter size dollop of suave vanilla floral conditioner
1 quarter size dollop of suave tropical coconut conditioner
10-15 (estimated) drops of tea tree oil
1.5 tbs (estimated) of jojoba oil

 

[mrsjohnson75]

This seems very good to me.. I would probably add a little more water.

Bumping it for you

 

[Vanity1]

I think in the Crown and Glory challenge thread someone posted their braid spray recipe.

 

[onyx3473]

This seems very good to me.. I would probably add a little more water.

Bumping it for you

i have been gone all day and just now saw this. thank you for your response

 

[cmw45]

THANK you for this post. I am getting some braids this weekend for my two year C&G challenge and was just thinking the same thing. I COMPELTELY agree about the smell...I also hate how heavy and thick they are, how greasy my hair (and forehead) feel aftewards, the buildup, and how quickly all this makes me what to wash my hair.

I think your ingredients list looks good. I think I will borrow your receipe, increasing the H20 a bit and substituting your Suave for V05.

 

[my1goodnerve]

I'd love to hear how your homemade bray spray works for you. Especially how it combats build up. I made my own spray too, using a mix that someone posted here a few weeks ago. The OP used it as a leave in, not for braids but I thought I'd give it a try since I had everything on hand.

20% V05 Strawberries and Cream MM conditioner
30% evoo or carrier oil of your choice
50% water

I finally took down one of my braids this evening to get a feel of my own hair, and it felt great. My hair was soft and moisturized. I had very little build up and my braids have been in for 6 weeks. I've been co-washing 2-3x a week and washing with shampoo every 10 days or so. I try to DC with every shampoo, but my heating cap started sparking and I haven't replaced it yet, so it's been about two weeks. I use the spray mix every other day and I think the combination has worked out well. I hope you have success, too.

 

[spritex]

It looks good. Most braid sprays have some type of protein in them though so it may be worth adding in some SAA's.

 

[ToyToy]

Wow! Thank you - I will use this recipe. I may substitute the conditioners with others as we don't get Suave in the UK.
I do tweak my braid sprays with glycerine, but this may be even better!

 

[cmw45]

I'd love to hear how your homemade bray spray works for you. Especially how it combats build up. I made my own spray too, using a mix that someone posted here a few weeks ago. The OP used it as a leave in, not for braids but I thought I'd give it a try since I had everything on hand.

20% V05 Strawberries and Cream MM conditioner
30% evoo or carrier oil of your choice
50% water

I finally took down one of my braids this evening to get a feel of my own hair, and it felt great. My hair was soft and moisturized. I had very little build up and my braids have been in for 6 weeks. I've been co-washing 2-3x a week and washing with shampoo every 10 days or so. I try to DC with every shampoo, but my heating cap started sparking and I haven't replaced it yet, so it's been about two weeks. I use the spray mix every other day and I think the combination has worked out well. I hope you have success, too.

I like this one too...even better since I have those exact ingredients on hand. Althought, I might add a bit of glycerin.

 

[my1goodnerve]

That's why I jumped on this one- everything was already in my cabinet! Hadn't considered glycerin though, hmmm.

 

[mstar]

I hate commercial braid sprays...they always leave my hands and my hair sticky. Making my own spray was one of the best things I did for the health of my hair...I use it daily as an all-purpose moisturizer:

Rosewater
Organic Aloe juice
Protein Hair Mist from Lilypad
Rosemary EO
Lavender EO
Vegetable glycerin

I only use a tiny bit of glycerin (maybe 5%), and I usually use vanilla or coconut scented Protein Hair Mists...they smell great mixed with the rosemary and lavender EOs.

 

[Maracujá]

Is there someone here who makes a homemade protein based braid spray? If so, what do you put in it? Thanks in advance.

 

[mstar]

Is there someone here who makes a homemade protein based braid spray? If so, what do you put in it? Thanks in advance.

Yes, in the post right above yours, I list my ingredients. I make my braid spray using a Protein Hair Mist from my favorite etailer that contains aloe juice, wheat protein, and panthenol.

The spray I use is found here. HTH

 

[Mizz Diamonds]

I made my own

Rosewater
few drops of castor oil and coconut oil
Aussie Moist conditioner
tiny bit of maple syrup

 

[iaec06]

I always make my own braid spray

1. diluted moisterize (s curl, wave nuvea)
2. peppermint E oil
3. coconut oil
4. tea tree oil